LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED AT ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES EAST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND AND WESTERN
GUANGDONG. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016)

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28
DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS LATER. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
FRESH GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. BECOMING
FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 25.07.2016